Anthony M. Orum is head of the Department of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

• Part One: Introduction, 1. Building, Unbuilding, and Rebuilding American Cities, 2. Themes and Perspectives on the American City, Part Two: The Rise and Fall of Milwaukee, 3. Pre-Industrial Milwaukee: 1818-1870, 4. Early Industrial Milwaukee: 1870-1900, 5. Mature Industrial Milwaukee: 1900-1930, 6. Reshaping Industrial Milwaukee: 1930-1950, 7. The Decline of lndustrial Milwaukee: 1950-1990, 8. An Analytic Summary of Milwaukee, Part Three: Three Comparative Histories, Introduction, 9. The Rise and Fall of Industrial Cleveland, 10. The Rise of a Post-Industrial City: Austin, Texas, 11. The Rebirth of Minneapolis-St. Paul: Creating a Post-Industrial City in the Midwest, Part Four: Conclusion, 12. Building Cities in America